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Personal data Trijntje Jans Bontjema 


Household of Trijntje Jans Bontjema

She is married to Hessel Bernardus Hesselius.

They got married on February 17, 1743 at Spannum, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands, she was 25 years old.

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Historical events

Christening day July 25, 1717

  • Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
    • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
    • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
    • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
    • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
    • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.

Day of death December 21, 1779

  • The temperature on December 21, 1779 was about 7.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
    • February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
    • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
    • June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.


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